Joey Barton

[Guest VegasToon]

Love Barton, but seriously, he's 29 with only playing one good year with us.  The rest in jail or injured.  Of course we are going to look for a younger cheaper replacement.  We would be stupid not to. 

 

The problem is as good as Joey has been for us this season (I'd like him to stay for at least squad depth) you just know he's one step away from doing something stupid again.. I can see why our owner doesn't want to take the risk with him.. especially as he's not young.

 

The lad as hardly put a foot wrong in over 2 years. Where as tiote has made a load of poorly timed tackles and nowt is said.

 

Joey has changed just accept it and stop waiting for him to screw up

 

Punching players in the stomach doesn't help his case.

 

Gamst is a cunt. Good on Joey.

 

Hard to argue that Gamst isn't a cunt. 

[Oakie Doke]

There is a load of trach being spoken in here today, how the hell did you know he had a agenda.

 

 

where you spiderman senses tingling ?

I don't know, I said I suspected he had an agenda. Although the timing of his Twitter account and common sense tells me he did.

[David Icke - Son of God]

There goes any hope of this being solved amicably

 

He's right in a lot of what he says but I've no doubt this situation isn't just all down to the club. There's a degree of self interest on Barton's side too which is understandable if not slightly unpalatable thanks to the presence of Willy fucking McKay. I've no idea why he feels the need to act the martyr though because it does nowt for him or NUFC.

[Guest VegasToon]

It's strange how every time us fans get attached to a player or manager, Ashley decides to get shot of them 

 

You have to wonder why we bothered standing by him through all the prison time etc though, only to fuck him off once he starts playing well.

 

The club are clearly pissed off by his change of mind in January after verbally agreeing to a contract extension and then turning back on it.

 

Barton and McKay can't be trusted IMO, which basically is a no-no with our management.

 

And our 'management' can be trusted?

 

 

Since when can McKay be trusted?  Barton should let everything play out behind the scenes.  Twitting his comments is only hurting the situation.

[Hudson]

Love Barton, but seriously, he's 29 with only playing one good year with us.  The rest in jail or injured.  Of course we are going to look for a younger cheaper replacement.  We would be stupid not to. 

 

The problem is as good as Joey has been for us this season (I'd like him to stay for at least squad depth) you just know he's one step away from doing something stupid again.. I can see why our owner doesn't want to take the risk with him.. especially as he's not young.

 

The lad as hardly put a foot wrong in over 2 years. Where as tiote has made a load of poorly timed tackles and nowt is said.

 

Joey has changed just accept it and stop waiting for him to screw up

 

Punching players in the stomach doesn't help his case.

 

 

Thats sort of stuff is a part of football, happens the world over. Everybody has a breaking point and some people know how to get you there.

 

The reason barton is labelled a thug is the off field stuff. The part of his life is over.

[Guest neesy111]

It's strange how every time us fans get attached to a player or manager, Ashley decides to get shot of them 

 

You have to wonder why we bothered standing by him through all the prison time etc though, only to fuck him off once he starts playing well.

 

The club are clearly pissed off by his change of mind in January after verbally agreeing to a contract extension and then turning back on it.

 

Barton and McKay can't be trusted IMO, which basically is a no-no with our management.

 

And our 'management' can be trusted?

 

 

Barton is equally as untrustworthy as our management.

[Joe_F]

Love Barton, but seriously, he's 29 with only playing one good year with us.  The rest in jail or injured.  Of course we are going to look for a younger cheaper replacement.  We would be stupid not to.  

 

The problem is as good as Joey has been for us this season (I'd like him to stay for at least squad depth) you just know he's one step away from doing something stupid again.. I can see why our owner doesn't want to take the risk with him.. especially as he's not young.

 

The lad as hardly put a foot wrong in over 2 years. Where as tiote has made a load of poorly timed tackles and nowt is said.

 

Joey has changed just accept it and stop waiting for him to screw up

 

Punching players in the stomach doesn't help his case.

 

Gamst is a cunt. Good on Joey.

 

Aye sod it, let's take the risk of getting a red card every time we face a team with a cunt in it.

[Guest toonlass]

I would still prefer Barton at the club than Ashley and Llambias.

[TBG]

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[Colocho]

It's strange how every time us fans get attached to a player or manager, Ashley decides to get shot of them  

 

You have to wonder why we bothered standing by him through all the prison time etc though, only to fuck him off once he starts playing well.

 

The club are clearly pissed off by his change of mind in January after verbally agreeing to a contract extension and then turning back on it.

 

Barton and McKay can't be trusted IMO, which basically is a no-no with our management.

 

And our 'management' can be trusted?

 

 

Barton is equally as untrustworthy as our management.

 

What makes you think that?

[Guest neesy111]

Love Barton, but seriously, he's 29 with only playing one good year with us.  The rest in jail or injured.  Of course we are going to look for a younger cheaper replacement.  We would be stupid not to. 

 

The problem is as good as Joey has been for us this season (I'd like him to stay for at least squad depth) you just know he's one step away from doing something stupid again.. I can see why our owner doesn't want to take the risk with him.. especially as he's not young.

 

The lad as hardly put a foot wrong in over 2 years. Where as tiote has made a load of poorly timed tackles and nowt is said.

 

Joey has changed just accept it and stop waiting for him to screw up

 

Punching players in the stomach doesn't help his case.

 

Gamst is a cunt. Good on Joey.

 

Hard to argue that Gamst isn't a cunt. 

 

I could name at least 1 cunt in every team in Europe.  Doesn't give Barton or any other player the right to punch them.

 

Pathetic comments really to defend Barton's actions.

[Dave]

There goes any hope of this being solved amicably

 

He's right in a lot of what he says but I've no doubt this situation isn't just all down to the club. There's a degree of self interest on Barton's side too which is understandable if not slightly unpalatable thanks to the presence of Willy fucking McKay. I've no idea why he feels the need to act the martyr though because it does nowt for him or NUFC.

 

Interesting as it is, all he's doing with these comments is justifying the club's probable opinion that he's difficult to manage. Factor in the wages/contract he's on/after and I'd imagine they're feeling pretty smug right now.

 

Another good player surely leaving. Can only hope we replace him with equal or better quality.

[Jack Flash]

They want to replace Barton with a "younger, better and cheaper" player.

 

Don't we all?

[Chris_R]

In a way this could all count in our favour for keeping him. Who's going to want to sign someone who goes on like this?

[Oakie Doke]

Interesting as it is, all he's doing with these comments is justifying the club's probable opinion that he's difficult to manage. Factor in the wages/contract he's on/after and I'd imagine they're feeling pretty smug right now.

 

Another good player surely leaving. Can only hope we replace him with equal or better quality.

Spot on. As much as I like Barton and think he's a great player, he's got to go really. This has proven just how hard he is to control.

[jdckelly]

well theres the easy excuse for Ashley and Llambias to get rid of Barton, the cynic in me says this was orchestrated by his agent to get him out.

[thomas]

Think it's a shame the board are lowballing a player who can still do a good job and obviously likes it here but I'm not happy with the way McKay or Barton has been carrying on either. 

[David Icke - Son of God]

There goes any hope of this being solved amicably

 

He's right in a lot of what he says but I've no doubt this situation isn't just all down to the club. There's a degree of self interest on Barton's side too which is understandable if not slightly unpalatable thanks to the presence of Willy fucking McKay. I've no idea why he feels the need to act the martyr though because it does nowt for him or NUFC.

 

Interesting as it is, all he's doing with these comments is justifying the club's probable opinion that he's difficult to manage. Factor in the wages/contract he's on/after and I'd imagine they're feeling pretty smug right now.

 

Exactly. Plus he's not really telling us stuff we haven't ascertained elsewhere - the club want to buy cheap, young players that they can sell on for a profit in a few years time. If the papers are correct and we're very close to signing Cabaye then you can understand the logic behind not offering him a new deal (that's not to say I agree with what the club are doing, mind). He's also skirted around the issue of the contract he was offered in January which he didn't sign.

 

It's not a black and white issue.

[Big Geordie]

Barton has been a key player this season and whether he has an agenda or not, he will be missed if he leaves this summer. Seems very much to me that Ashley wants shot of him in the hope of making a few quid on the back of some good performances. One thing about Barton that has struck me when he's interviewed, is that he comes across as being fairly honest and genuine. If this is his response to being treat shabbily by Ashley/Llambias then who can blame him? Enrique out of the door, followed by Barton begs the question where will it end? Nolan, Jonas, Colo?

 

One things for certain is that Smith won't be going anywhere, because he's Ashley's favourite player!

[Dr Venkman]

if cabaye's coming in, sell barton now imo. having heard caulkin talk about big rows behind the scenes and how hard barton is to deal with at times it's too big a risk to have a pissed off joey lurking at the club next season.

 

bit of a shame imo but AS LONG AS HE'S REPLACED, get rid.

[Dinho lad]

barton can fuck right off.

[taxfree]

Fucking hell. People forget fast. We'll definitely miss his guts and will.

[Dave]

Fucking hell. People forget fast. We'll definitely miss his guts and will.

 

[Taylor Swift]

is it lowballing if we're offering him wages that most 29 year old mid-table center midfielders would accept?

[Dinho lad]

Fucking hell. People forget fast. We'll definitely miss his guts and will.

 

 

yeah, he sounds like he really wants to stay. Fooling you fuckers, I tell ya.